1. Read to Succeed Update November 2014 Read to Succeed
Reading and Early Learning Team
Office of School Transformation
Division of School Effectiveness
SC Department of Education
Slides revised 11/18/2014

2. Jennifer Morrison Director Office of School Transformation
Donna Manning Team Leader School Improvement and Choice
Candice Walsh Team Leader
Reading and Early Literacy
Penny Danielson CDEP
Amy Smith CDEP
Jamie Sanders CDEP
New Hire
CDEP
Candice Walsh Manager, R2S
Ruth Nodine
R2S
Pam Fields
New Hire R2S

3. Eight Components of Act 284
Reading Plans (state, district, and school)
Third grade retention
Summer reading camps
Interventions
Literacy Competencies and Endorsements
Early Learning and Literacy (CDEP)
Teacher preparation
Reading coaches

4. What will make R2S work? Comprehensive
Cohesiveness of implementation and among components of the law
Focus on outcomes and data
Ability to provided additional, out-of-box support
Commitment to scaled-up, no holds barred implementation
Commitment from all stakeholders in SC

5. Communication
Original intent was to make certain coaches and teachers received information ground up through literacy specialists and R2S liaisons.
Changed order at request of districts.
All official communication is now in pdf format on SCDE letterhead.

6. R2S Advisory Group Replaces Reading Panel originally in legislation.
Invitation went statewide on 11/4/2014.
Online application was open until 11/19/2014.
We are looking for 20 to 25 diverse, knowledgeable stakeholders who are committed to the improvement of student literacy in South Carolina. Rubric will be used to select.

7. 1 – Reading Plans
State plan will be introduced in December and finalized by February 2015.
District plans = Fall 2015
School plans = Fall 2016
All plans will need to be approved using SCDE- provided rubric. EIA reading funds will be tied to approval.

8. 2 – Third Grade Retention
Third grade retention does not begin until
The SCDE is aware of research around retention.
Many other components will be in place by , reducing the number of students who might be required to be retained.

9. 3 – Summer Reading Camps Begin Summer 2015.
Required for any third grader who is not reading proficiently in at the end of the third nine weeks
Guidance to districts will be provided in in January 2015.
The SCDE is working to link this component with the SC Summer Reading Program.

10. 4 – Reading Interventions
Must be in place
The OST is collaborating with the Office of Special Education Services to establish support and guidance around interventions, including Response to Intervention.
We are focused on classroom-based interventions and quality of interventionists.
“Light” guidance will be issued with follow-up in

11. 5 – Literacy Competencies
In August 2014, the SCDE released the South Carolina Literacy Competencies that describe what teachers need to know and be able to do in regard to reading and writing.
Three sets of SC Literacy Competencies are found on the R2S website.
These form the foundation for new in-service and pre-service coursework for all educators.

12. 5 – Read to Succeed Endorsements
R2S Teacher
R2S Requirement (Instructional)
R2S Requirement (Non-Instructional)
R2S Coach
R2S endorsements cannot be added to SC licenses until after endorsement regulations have been changed and then revised. Goal = Fall 2015
The endorsements do not supersede add-on certifications or master’s degrees.
Source: SCDE, 2014, Guidelines for Read to Succeed Endorsements

13. Add-Ons and Master’s Degrees
Educators earning a Literacy Teacher or Literacy Specialist add-on area of certification will automatically have the R2S Teacher endorsement added to their licenses.
Educators earning a master’s in Reading or Literacy will automatically have the R2S Teacher endorsement added to their licenses.
The SCDE is currently discussing feasibility and procedures for grandfathering in licenses with the add-on or master’s added prior to Fall 2015.

14. R2S Teacher
12-credit hours of college coursework or 240 hours of professional development
Early Childhood Education
Elementary Education
Special Education (all categories)
ESOL (if primary area of licensure)
Montessori (PK-5K, Elementary I, and Elementary II)
Six components =

15. R2S Teacher | In-Service
Courses must be aligned with the SC Literacy Competencies for PreK-Grade 5 Teachers.
Course providers should choose two to three or more competencies from the indicated standard(s) in each course with the goal of assessing all elements within the indicated standard(s).
In-Service Courses
Offered as 12-credit hours of college coursework or 240 hours of professional development
R2S Foundations in Reading (Standard 1 and 6)
R2S Assessment of Reading (Standard 3)
R2S Instructional Practices (Standard 2)
R2S Content Area Reading and Writing for Early Childhood and Elementary Teachers (Standards 4, 5, and 7)

16. R2S Requirement (Instructional)
3-credit hours of college credit or 60 hours of professional development
Middle School (all content areas)
Secondary (all content areas)
PK-12 license areas
Career and Technology
Library Media Specialists

17. R2S Requirement (Inst) | In-Service
Courses must be aligned with the SC Literacy Competencies for PreK-Grade 5 Teachers and/or the SC Literacy Competencies for Middle and High School Content Area Teachers.
R2S Content Area Reading and Writing courses should focus on all standards in a given set.
Course providers should choose two to three or more competencies from the indicated standard(s) in each course with the goal of assessing all elements within the indicated standard(s).
In-Service Courses
Offered as 3-credit hours of college credit or 60 hours of professional development
R2S Content Area Reading and Writing for Early Childhood and Elementary Teachers OR
R2S Content Area Reading and Writing for Middle and High School Teachers
R2S Content Area Reading and Writing for Media Specialists

18. R2S Requirement (Non-Instructional)
3-credit hours of college credit or 60 hours of professional development
Administrators
Guidance (Elementary and Secondary)
Speech Language Therapists
School Psychologists

19. R2S Requirement (Non-Inst.) | In-Service
Courses must be aligned with the SC Literacy Competencies for Administrators.
R2S Content Area Reading and Writing courses should focus on all standards in a given set.
Course providers should choose two to three or more competencies from the indicated standard(s) in each course with the goal of assessing all elements within the indicated standard(s).
In-Service Courses
Offered as 3-credit hours of college credit or 60 hours of professional development
R2S Content Area Reading and Writing for Administrators and Non-Instructional Staff

20. Renewal Timetable for R2S Teacher
License Renews
Earn First Half (6 credit hours or 120 professional development hours)
Earn Remaining Half (6 credit hours or 120 professional development hours)
2015
2016
2017
2018
Note: Any educator who has not earned a Master's degree must earn at least sixty of the required renewal credits (three semester hours) in a given cycle in graduate-level coursework to renew his or her current license (SCDE, 2014, License Renewal).

21. Renewal Timetable for R2S Requirement (Both)
License Renews
Earn 3 credit hours of college credit or 60 hours of professional development with Content Area Reading and Writing for Administrators and Non-Instructional Staff
2015
2016
2017
2018
Note: Any educator who has not earned a Master's degree must earn at least sixty of the required renewal credits (three semester hours) in a given cycle in graduate-level coursework to renew his or her current license. Educators who hold a Career and Technology Education Work-Based License exclusively are not required to fulfill the graduate-level coursework requirement (SCDE, 2014, License Renewal).

22. 5 – Course Approval
All coursework intended to help educators earn the Read to Succeed endorsements must be approved.
Courses can be provided by institutions, organizations, and/or vendors.

23. 6 – CDEP Readiness Assessment
Kevin Fatica at (803) or
CDEP provides funding, monitors 4K implementation, and supports quality programming with professional development.
Start-up funding can be used across classrooms.
DSS licenses classrooms and teachers, and monitors compliance with DSS regulations.

24. 7 – Teacher Preparation
EPPs are required to have all initial licensees take a 6- or 12-hour literacy sequence beginning Fall
Teachers should be graduating with the appropriate Read to Succeed endorsements by Spring 2020.
All colleges and universities are being asked to review their coursework to ensure that they have embedded the SC Literacy Competencies.

25. 8 – Reading Coaches
Funding was provided to elementary schools to hire reading coaches.
The SC Reading Coach Institute is being offered to train those state-funded reading coaches.
Further differentiation is being planned.

26. Questions

27. Contact Information
Candice Walsh Program Manager, Read to Succeed | (803)
Penny Danielson Program Manager, CDEP | (803)
Jennifer Morrison Director, Office of School Transformation | (803)

28. References
Read to Succeed Act, Bill 3994 (2013–2014). South Carolina Legislature Online. Retrieved from /bills/3994.htm South Carolina Department of Education. (2014). License renewal. Retrieved from Recertification.cfm South Carolina Department of Education. (2014, November). SCDE Guidelines for Read to Succeed Endorsements and In-Service Course Approval. Retrieved from Succeed/documents/Guidelines_for_R2S_Endorsements_and_In- Service_Course_Approval_ pdf South Carolina Department of Education. (2012). Educator certification manual. Retrieved from teachercertificationmanual.pdf